Dental cleansing device



Aug. 2 1927.

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DENTAL CLEANSING DEVICE.

Application filed July 6, 1926. Serial No. 120,647.

ishing. which renders the same entirely unobjectionable to the most sensitive of users,

and absolutely free of any medium for the 5 reception and spread of bacteria.

In carrying my invention into effect, I prefer to have the device in the general shape of a well known form of tooth brush, but with several of the bristles replaced by a downwardly projecting lip carrying a yielding scouring jacket of fibrous material- In the drawings forming part of this specification,'Fig. 1 is a side view of a device embodying my improvements. Fig. '2

but with the polishing jacket removed; Fig. 3 is an underview of the latter. Fig. 4 is a cross section on a larger scale on the line 4-4 in Fig.1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the spring clamp by which the polishing jacket is secured in a plate. Eig. 6 isa perspeictiveview of the polishing 1acket. I

The handle 1 of the device is not unlike that of a well-known form'of tooth-brush, having preferably a few bristles 2 spaced from its end 3. Between the bristles and this end, there is formed a lip 4, either integral with the handle orsuitably' attached thereto; the'same being approximately rectangular in outline*asviewed' from the side, as illustrated in Fig. 2, but having itsedges' Upon this li is slip ed a cap or jacket. 5, composed of fabric, elt,', chamois, skin or other soft fibrous material; as shown in Fig. 6. Lamp-wicking I find to be a most excellent fabric for the purpose.

Parallel with and spaced from the lower marginof the cap or jacket 5 is a line of stitches 6' for creating a thicker scouring cushion 7 thereat.

of the 1i 4 is a de- Near the upper part pression 9 in one or both sides, esigned for failing to remove the whole.

right angles thereto the purpose of ensuring the retention of the jacket upon the lip by its co-oper'atlon with a spring clip 10 shown in-Fig. 5. This clip is composed "of spring wire and has inwardlyre'achingbends 11 positioned, when the clip is; arranged parallelwith the handle,

as illustrated in Fig. 1,

to'press the jacketsides into thedepression or depressions 9 and thereby to accomplish the desired purpose. inwardly curved to aslight extent in order to sink into the fabric and thereby to be in no danger of scratching any object with which the cleanser may be used.

I find it to be necessary to make the l-ip and its fibrous covering 5 quite deepfto enablefite to reach into the convolutions and recesses of'the dentitions especially those of the plate of a setof upperteeth.

The bristles 2 are preferably provided in order to permit the cleanser to reach into and dislodgeany accumulations between the teeth. The fibrous covering 5 is not only of cleaning sets of false teeth, for people having being used to give great value in but it is equally useful natural teeth, the same possible to bris'tles alone. Especially is this true for young children whose ms are so tender as toren'der theuse of a ristle toothbrush jhighly injurious.

is old to .provide a but I valand replenishment with a fresh one.

What. I claim as my invention is: 1. .A dental cleansing device handle, a thin lip-projecting therefrom at andxhavmg a recess in each side, a cap coniposedsohseftnfibrons material enclosing said lip, and means I said recesses, said means consisting of a spring clip of hairpin form having projections cooperating with saidrec'esses and having its ends turned in slightly.

2.] A dental cleansingdev cecomprising a The ends of the clip-are preferably brous cleansing-element disposed in -the--way.-setforth, and made soconvementfor removal 9L comprising a for. pressing adjacent portions'of said cap into handle, a thin approximately rectangular therefrom projecting fabric cap enclosing thereto, and a at right angles P7 thereto a perfect-cleaning and scouring m- 9 and l'nit'ing 51 line of stitches spaced from H its outermost edge to form a. cushion thereat. W1

'3. A. dental cleansing device comprising a; of handle, a. lip projecting therefrom near one 4 end at right angles thereto, a fibrous cap eninvention,

3rd day of July, 1926.

closing said li and bristles projecting from the handle a 'jacent the inner end of said and positioned in a' row in alinement t'h said lip between the latter and the end the handle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this ADONIRAM BIRD COUG H. 

